Ottersheim

Ottersheim is a municipality in the Thunder Mountain district in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Göllheim.

Geography

The municipality is located north of the Ottersheim Palatinate Forest, between Kaiserslautern and Worms. It is drained by the Ammelbach.

History

The history of the Otter Heimer goes back to the year 765.

The development of the population of Ottersheim, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Parish council

The local council in Ottersheim consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Culture and sights

The heart of the village is the Catholic Church " St. Amandus " ( popularly known as " Dom (or cathedral) called from Violental "), which is intended for four communities. It also has a 500-year- old baptismal font.

In Ottersheim each year the procession is held by the village with four altars that are very lovingly decorated by the inhabitants on the feast of Corpus Christi. At this festival pilgrims are coming from near and far.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Ottersheim

Economy and infrastructure

North of Ottersheim the B runs 47 The nearest motorway is the A63 (Mainz - Kaiserslautern ).

Those who worked on site

  • Ernst von Gagern (1807-1865) offspring of a famous German noble family and significant figure of the 19th century priest in the diocese of Speyer. 1839-1845 Pastor of Ottersheim.
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